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Former President Barack Obama’s Twitter post responding to the attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, is the most liked tweet ever on the social media giant. Obama quoted Nelson Mandela’s 1994 ‘Long Walk to Freedom’ which says, “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” The most liked tweet which Obama has surpassed was a tweet from Ariana Grande following…

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Democratic Mayor Mike Signer on a CBS show, “I don’t want to make this too much about Donald Trump. We have a lot of grieving, a lot of work to do as a city and as a country. But, he should look in the mirror. I mean, he made a choice in his presidential campaign, the folks around with him, to go right to the gutter, to play on our worst prejudices. I think you are seeing a direct line from what happened here this weekend to those choices.” Vice Mayor Bellamy of Charlottesville, VA said, after saying his condolences, “they…

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In response to the recent Charlottesville protest, the CEO of Under Armour, in a tweet, gave us a powerful message that made Trump’s council weaker. Plank’s withdrawal came amid the departure of Kenneth Frazier, the CEO of Merck, earlier this week. According to sources, Frazier announced he was dropping Trump’s council over the president’s answer to the brutality at a white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Va. “Our country’s strength stems from its diversity and the contributions made by men and women of different faiths, races, sexual orientations and political beliefs,” Frazier said in a comment. CEO Kevin Plank said in…

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Hillary Clinton may not be president of the United States but she is wholeheartedly concerned for the victims of the Charlottesville rally. She then sent out a powerful tweet to convey her message to everyone who feels “unsafe” in their own country. Clinton proved, yet again, the kindness and strength that real leaders should have. She called out Trump’s gross neglection of his responsibilities to the American public with power and eloquence.

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Joe Biden never fails with his intelligent and often times raging responses. In this hopeless political administration, former Vice President Joe Biden is here to tell us what a great team he and former President Obama definitely were. Biden spoke out towards the violence and hatred that was exhibited at the white nationalist “Unite the Right” protest in Charlottesville, VA. Biden tweeted: “No. Not in America. We must be stronger, more determined and more united than ever. Racism and hate have no place here,” Biden tweeted out Saturday afternoon. President Trump also reacted to the violence but failed to specify…

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LeBron James asserted his disapproval with President Donald Trump after Tuesday’s controversial press gathering, remarking that hate has always been here, but that it is the commander-in-chief who is making it “fashionable.” Trump gave a burning press conference on Tuesday at Trump Tower, during which he repeatedly accused multiple sides of the violent rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia and linked George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Robert E. Lee when addressing the removal of confederate statues. Following the press conference, James criticized the president on Twitter. “Hate has always existed in America. Yes, we know that but Donald Trump just made…